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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by chesimov on Saturday December 02, 2017 @04:22AM (#15831123)
Does 'xenophobia' have other connotations in the US besides its established meaning?
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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by damnyou on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:32AM (#15831309)
Xenophobia is fear or loathing of outsiders.

NIMBYism prevents outsiders from moving to your neighborhood. It is xenophobic in intent and effect.

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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by chesimov on Saturday December 02, 2017 @11:52AM (#15832728)
According to other comments, people don't seem to care about who moves in / from where, rather they care about their property value being diluted.
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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by damnyou on Saturday December 02, 2017 @02:52PM (#15833662)
That is a distinction without a difference.
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